Chapter 54 Coup
"Report!" At this moment, Uchiha Inahime suddenly knocked on the office door and walked in.
"A large number of villagers have suddenly gathered at the entrance of the Security Department. They are blocking the gate and demanding that we release the people," Uchiha Inahime said.
"What?" Uchiha Tetsuyu, a veteran Jonin of the clan with a fiery temper and a key figure in the radical faction of the clan council, slammed his fist on the table. "How dare they! Do they think our Security Department is made of clay?"
"Captain Tetsuyu, calm down," Uchiha Touhuan said, then looked at Uchiha Inahime. "What's the situation now?"
"Touhuan has already led two squads of ninjas to the entrance of the Security Department to maintain order," Uchiha Inahime said.
"Good job. Keep the villagers calm. I'll be there in a bit," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Tell Zaidou to try not to use violence first."
After Uchiha Inahisa left, Uchiha Touhuan instructed the other captains in the office, "You stay here and look at these interrogation records. Captain Fugaku and I will go check the entrance."
"Understood!" The six captains in the office nodded.
Then, Uchiha Touhuan and Uchiha Fugaku walked towards the gate of the security headquarters.
Just as the two were about to arrive, Shisui rushed over and blocked their way.
"Captain, Vice-Captain," Shisui bowed to them.
"Shisui, if there's nothing else, step back. Can't you see the urgency of the situation?" Seeing Shisui blocking their way, Uchiha Fugaku looked displeased and reprimanded him.
"Captain, Vice-Captain, let me go and negotiate with the villagers," Shisui said. "If the conflict escalates further, the whole situation will get out of control."
"This is not something you should be concerned with," Fugaku Uchiha said with a stern face.
"It's alright, Captain Fugaku. I think it's fine to leave this to Shisui-nii." At this moment, Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.
"Touhuan?" Uchiha Fugaku was somewhat puzzled.
"Besides working in the Security Department, Shisui-nii also worked for a while in the Anbu directly under the Hokage. I think if he intervenes, he can, to some extent, represent the Hokage's wishes. Moreover, I believe Shisui-nii can handle this matter without causing conflict with the villagers." Uchiha Touhuan patted Shisui's shoulder with a smile. "Shisui-nii, I'm leaving this to you."
"Don't worry, Touhuan, I'll handle it." Shisui looked grateful. In this situation, Touhuan was still willing to trust him; how could he not be moved?
Seeing that Shisui had accepted the task, Uchiha Touhuan simply returned to his office with Fugaku.
Upon arriving at the office, Fugaku Uchiha immediately spoke up, "You really believe Shisui can handle this?"
Having dealt with the village's troublemakers for years, Fugaku knew how difficult they were to deal with. Shisui, having grown up during the war years and gone straight into the Anbu, had no proper experience in the security department. How could he possibly handle these troublemakers?
"Elder Fugaku, I understand what you mean," Touhuan Uchiha smiled. "However, now that Shisui has returned to the security department, he should try to learn how to interact with the villagers."
Touhuan Uchiha pulled a thick stack of documents from the filing cabinet, opened them, placed them on the table, and then looked up at Fugaku.
"By the way, Elder Fugaku, everyone worked hard today. Let's give everyone two months' salary as a bonus later. Also, for the commoner ninjas, choose a suitable ninjutsu from the clan's ninjutsu library for each of them."
"Two months? Isn't that a bit too much?" Fugaku hesitated. Although Uchiha Touhuan had brought back 1.5 billion in one go last time, they couldn't just squander it like that.
"The people under our command follow us just to eat their fill, but I'm going to fill their cheeks to the brim!" Uchiha Touhuan said. "Besides, money is something I can get the first time and I can get more anytime."
"Alright," Uchiha Fugaku nodded.
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"Security Headquarters! Release them!" Nearly 2,000 villagers gathered in front of the security headquarters, shouting deafening slogans.
Uchiha Zaito, with nearly 60 members, formed a human wall in front of the headquarters after setting up a cordon and wielding batons.
The two sides faced off, and the situation looked extremely tense.
After receiving permission from Uchiha Touhuan, Shisui immediately rushed to the front line of the standoff.
"Everyone, please calm down and go back. Don't gather in front of the security headquarters," Shisui said sincerely to the few people holding signs at the front of the villagers.
"Your security headquarters dare to arrest people arbitrarily? Do you think you're in the right? Let me tell you, we won't leave until you release them today!"
"That's right! Release them! Release them!" The gathered villagers kept shouting, making it clear that they would not give up until the security headquarters released them.
"Everyone, our security department only brought them back for investigation..." Shisui tried to explain, but before he could finish, several rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at his head.
"Don't listen to their explanations! The people arrested are innocent! I think the security department is just trying to protect the village's serial killer! They're bullying us unarmed civilians."
"Yes! That's right! Damn security department! Release them!"
The next moment, a barrage of rotten eggs and vegetable leaves rained down on Shisui. With his skills, Shisui could easily dodge these things, but at this moment, he froze on the spot. He didn't understand why this was happening. The security department was clearly just protecting the honor of the village's heroes and maintaining the Will of fire.
Fortunately, at this moment, Uchiha Zaito intervened, pulling Shisui back behind the cordon. He glared at Shisui and said impatiently, "What are you doing here causing trouble?"
Thankfully, although the villagers were quite agitated, they still retained some basic rationality. Despite their commotion, none dared to breach the cordon set up by the security department.
"Hideaki, quickly go back and report what happened here to Vice Captain Touhuan," Uchiha Zaito instructed his subordinate after glancing at the deeply shaken Shisui.
Back in the temporary office at the prison, Uchiha Touhuan listened to Sakurai Hideaki's report, his expression grave.
This made the six captains in the office hesitant to speak.
After a moment, Uchiha Touhuan spoke with a grim expression: "The Security Department is our village's elite force, and Shisui is one of our elite Jonin. Yet these villagers aren't even afraid of ninjas. They're no ordinary villagers."
"They're thugs! Thugs! It seems we have to take drastic measures!" Uchiha Touhuan clenched his fist and swung it forcefully in the air. "Everyone, except for the basic interrogation personnel, all other Security Department members, assemble in the meeting room!"
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